Vilanova: "Calm down, it isn't that serious"

Tito Vilanova spoke to his players this Wednesday just before 6 o'clock in the evening inside the dressing rooms at the club’s Ciudad Deportivo training facilities. Rosell, Zubizarreta and Bartomeu were alongside him. It wasn’t a long speech, in fact the complete opposite, keeping it short and to the point. He wanted to cheer them all up: "Don't worry, it isn't as serious this time", he told them.

The manager continued: "The cyst is in a different place and is easier to treat". He said little else in the less than five minutes he spent talking to them. He offered them words of encouragement and asked that they keep up the good work they've been doing until now.

Sandro Rosell then spoke to the players, asking that they remain united at this difficult time. "You have to be more united than ever. I know you'll do just that because you've done so before", said the president. The players then went out to train under Jordi Roura.